Anthony Chen-Produced ‘Somewhere in the South’ Wins Top Prize at Taiwan Creative Content Fest Pitching Awards, ‘Reunion Dinner’ Takes Three

By Lin Ying-Hsuan

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“Somewhere in the South,” a Malaysian feature written and directed by Tan Ce Ding and produced by Anthony Chen, the Singaporean director of Cannes Caméra d’Or winner “Ilo Ilo,” won the $35,000 TAICCA × CNC Feature Film Grand Award at the 2026 Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) pitching awards in Taipei.

The project is produced by Giraffe Pictures, the Singapore-based company co-founded by Chen, and Evil Genius Studio. The prize is backed by the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), which organizes TCCF, and France’s National Center for Cinema (CNC). The other Grand Award winners were series “Saga,” from BiZ Productions and Elephant Story; Eddy Cinéma’s animated project “Wilderness of the Greenriver”; and Singing Cicadas’ documentary “A Day’s Worth.”

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